liking
noun[SorU]
uk/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/afeelingthat you like someone or something; thefactof liking someone or something:
喜爱，喜欢She has a likingforfinewines.她喜欢好酒。
I'mdevelopingquitea likingforjazz.我渐渐喜欢上了爵士乐。
Thedessertwas toosweetformy liking(= I like it lesssweet).按我的口味，这份甜点有点儿甜了。
formalIs theroomtoyourliking,Sir(= are yousatisfiedwith it)?先生，您对这个房间满意吗？
Synonyms
approval(GOOD OPINION)
favour(SUPPORT)UK
Opposites
disapproval
disfavourUKformal
dislike
to like someone or something
- likeDo you like pasta?
- loveI love seafood.
- adoreI adore a good book.
- think the world of someoneAnnabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her.
- have a soft spot for someoneI've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny.
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- soft corner
- taste
- tight
- warm